IronSheik

Wrestling would have 100% gone national, the same way every successful regional territory franchise model has gone national and international over the past 40 years. 

It's happened in transport logistics, fast food, restaurants, car retailers, supermarkets to name a few. Biggest cat in the region buys up smaller businesses to grow their customer base, expertise, footfall and revenues. 

WWE are knocking it out of the park at the moment. Lots of great story telling and star power. Also building stars. Feels like they have massive momentum and everything they touch is getting over.

2 hours ago, SuperBacon said:

This one I think.

 

Thank you Sir! 

Is there a page anywhere on this forum or a website or something which lists when wrestlers are coming to the UK to do appearances? I missed Eric Bischoff, Kevin Nash and most recently Scott Steiner doing Q&A's and I'd have attended all of them if I'd known in advance. Keep finding out via YouTube that they've visited and kicking myself. 

Thanks in advance

I don't think Cornette's working a gimmick when he vents his spleen about stuff he believes is an embarrassment or disrespectful to the industry. I think that's who he is. 

On 2/19/2024 at 2:30 PM, gmoney said:

I should declare an interest here, because this is my mate's channel, but he's done some fun, easter egg filled cartoons to accompany some wrestling stories. Enjoy. 

 

Love them!

Very cantankerous character, but extremely talented mind for the pro wrestling business. 

Yeah the Ric Flair performance was the only part that took me out of it momentarily. If you weren't familiar with Ric Flair it would probably be passable, but for wrestling fans it was almost offensively bad.

But overall I thought it was an excellent film. 

There isn't as high a percentage of these types of people any more as wrestling's been wholeheartedly revealed as a fixed form of entertainment since the 90s. Back in the early 90s when American pro wrestling was exploring in the UK it seemed every second person was falling over themselves to say it was "fake", but not now. 

Don't get me wrong, people still laugh and take the piss, but I understand why as it is a very niche and over-the-top form of entertainment which mostly has people rolling and jumping around in their underwear and holding a mic to argue with an adversary who's standing 3 feet away. My wife's uncle recently said he found it hilarious how they bounce off the ropes and when you think about that, it is undeniably daft. 

But fuck it, it's a beautiful, mysterious and truly unique live performance art, which is as interesting behind the curtain as it is out front.

Billy Mitchell from the King of Kong film is an incredible natural heel. Conversely Steve Weibe is an amazing natural white meat babyface. 

7 hours ago, LaGoosh said:

They were all accurate at the time. I feel like it's going to be one of those things that gets re-written or misremembered over the years but Cody really was absolutely fucking terrible for a significant portion of his AEW run.

Yeah, I found him annoying and pretentious as fuck in AEW. But literally from the second he came out of the floor for that entrance at Mania looking cool as fuck, I've totally changed my opinion of him. His horrendous neck tattoo doesn't even offend me anymore. Oh how times have changed.

The growth in popularity of Cody since rejoining WWE has been rather brilliant. From his debut at Mania he just looked and acted like a fucking star. Last year's drama at Mania was compelling and this organic movement of support for him following the Rock's return has been class. He's over like rover.

11 hours ago, BomberPat said:

He also believed that Chris Benoit was set up, because Daniel was actually Vince's son, and they had the family killed to cover all of that up, and that's barely scratching the surface. 

THE BOMBSHELL!!!!!!

Not sure if this'll be unpopular or not, but this whole "finish your story" obsession is getting a bit cringey for me. 

Think Cody and Punk have worked themselves into a shoot with it whereby they honestly believe the make-believe world of wrestling owes them 1.) a main event at Mania where they 2.) go over for the belt. 

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I always felt Fit Finlay was boring as shit visually, on the mic and work wise and never quite understood where he developed this almost legendary status with fans? His tenure in WWE was a period where I didn't watch much WWE TV, so what did I miss? Or was it another part of his career where he was at his best?

Can anyone enlighten me to who the unnamed people in the law suit are?

The UFC / WWE talent is clearly Brock Lesner, but i wasnt sure who the "most feared" employee was?

14 hours ago, Carbomb said:

The reason I asked this is because I actively do not want to give WWE my money. 

How come? 🤔 

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Not a steroid in sight. I don't remember this indy era in WWE? 

I'd fucking love to see Corny appearing in AEW. It would pop and enrage the hard core wrestling fan demographic.

Steiner Brothers going to New York in late 92 was definitely not greener for them at the time. Vince's core business was majorly down and he had the steroid trial and WBF draining cash from the business. Scott and Rick have both said they got paid shit with the WWF and everyone was miserable due to the poor pay and the fact the WBF guys were on guaranteed contracts. 

As a fan in the UK I fucking loved the Steiners in the WWF, but I don't think it compared creatively or commercially to their previous WCW run. 

Yes he's no doubt a whiny negative bitch back stage when he's not booked on top, but he's a fucking star and lapsed or casual marks like myself will be tuning in again to see him. Especially in this sterile bland era where there's very little star power. 

53 minutes ago, air_raid said:

Breakfast With Blassie being virtually his last work.

Aaaaah! I've always wondered why the lyric was "Mr Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess".

Noel Gallagher is a bona-fide wrestling fan. He especially loved the attitude era and has spoken about that. 

Michael Stipe name dropped "Mr Fred Blassie" and "Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match" in R.E.M.'s 'Man on the Moon' song so I reckon he's a wrestling mark.